Marcus Slease
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some of flash plays in the latest So and So Magazine
Birds LLC and So and So magazine and reading series have joined forces . .. yippie . . . one of my favs check out the latest issue of So and So magazine . . so and so magazine Read more
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some poems from The Fertility Show in Spork
Another nice publication from Spork publications. Poems from my manuscript The Fertility Show. Written while riding the London tube on my daily commute. Thank you so much to the fine editors at Spork!!! Yippie!! from The Fertility Show Read more
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The New CRUSH at Poor Claudia
I am the new CRUSH over at Poor Claudia. A huge thank you to Poor Claudia. The editors did an absolutely stellar job. I am a very very happy camper. Check it out here: http://www.poorclaudia.org/crush_slease.php Read more
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Poor Claudia (Crush Edition)
I am the new CRUSH over at Poor Claudia. A huge thank you to Poor Claudia. The editors did an absolutely stellar job. I am a very very happy camper. Check it out here: CRUSH Read more
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John Wayne Mesh UP
First draft of a John Wayne mesh up over at The Creature. In Old California film. The Mirror Palace is the saloon where a lot of the action takes place: http://nomadicpoetics.wordpress.com/ Read more
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men of sticks and mud
poem written from a prompt in new issue of HOUSEFIRE. Check it here: HOUSEFIRE Read more
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upcoming reading with some fab Croatian and British Poets . . come out if you around in London .
Maintenant Croatia in association with the the Croatian Writers Association April Thursday 26th 2012 – 7pm – Entrance Free – at Europe House 32 Smith Square, London SW1P near Westminster / Pimlico tube stations from Croatia: Damir Sodan – Tomica Bajsic Ervin Jahic – Ivan Herceg not from Croatia: Tom Warner – Marcus Slease – Tim Atkins Mark Waldron… Read more
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from Hermit Kingdom (south korea 2006)
Still revising The Heyday. Lots of re-seeings, re-readings, re-samplings, mixings and so on. The Heyday (2005-2012) is travel writing. Basho. Walt Whitman. Herodotus. 18-19th travel handbooks, Buddhism, ethics and suffering and so on. My experiences in South Korea, Katowice Poland, Elblag Poland, Ankara Turkey, Rome yadda yadda . . . . Sometimes living in extreme… Read more
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Ordinary Sun, Coeur De Lion, Off Press, Calvert Gallery
The end of week is coming fast. It has been my spring break. I got an HIV test (negative), some blood tests for all sorts of goodies (awaiting), vision test (and a new pair of glasses coming in two weeks), 20 new poems (and revisions). So a health check and writing week. Got two terrific… Read more
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Pictures from Camarade II
me and Peter Jaeger at Camarade II. Photo by Alexander Kell. Special thanks to S.J. Fowler (Steven) for making it all happen!! Read more
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Reading Wednesday 15th Feb in west London (Ealing)
The OPEN Ealing Arts Project (113 Uxbridge Rd, London W5) presents its first OPEN poetry event on Wednesday 15 February 2012, which will comprise readings from guest poets plus an open-mic session.CHRISTODOULOS MAKRIS put together the line-up for this inaugural event – which OPEN aims to turn into a regular series – Christodoulos Makris, SJ Fowler, Marcus Slease and Cherry Smyth are reading. Start time is 8pm… Read more
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Maintenant Camarade II: Peter Jaeger & Marcus Slease
Me and Peter Jaeger. re-worked 1950’s science fiction story complete with hymn Read more
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christmas day 2011
Spicy frozen pizza for Christmas dinner. A 4AM taxi pickup to Heathrow on Boxing Day. London-Paris-Salt Lake City. Drinking Melissa Tea. It was my favourite tea when I lived in Poland. I have finished The Fertility Show (formally Nerve Movie). Sent it off to a publisher or two. Will have to wait a few months.… Read more
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Minimum Security Prison Poetry – Marcus Slease
reading the other night for Steven Fowler’s book release of Minimum Security Prison Dentisry at the Horse Hospital in North London. Great evening. Many fine readings !!! Read more
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from Smashing Time! (MIPOesias Chapbook Series)
My chapbook Smashing Time is now available for free (digital version). Thank you MIPOesias. This book was written shortly after returning to live in London. From 2010 to 2011. Influenced by NY School poets (Kenneth Koch, Bernadette Mayer, and Ted Berrigan mostly). Also the buddhism and writing of Philip Whalen. Also my poet friends Tim… Read more
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my new book now available from MIPOesias Chapbook Series 2012
download for free . . . or buy print version if you so desire . . . art by Grzegorz Wroblewski poems by Marcus Slease from Smashing Time: poems from Smashing Time! Read more
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comic book collaboration with Tim Atkins
it was a nice reading and collaboration with Tim Atkins. Comic book poetry. Check it out over here: comic book collaboration with Tim Atkins Read more
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new publication: The Comarade Project
The Comarade Project. Collaborations between U.K. poets. My Collaboration is with one of my favourite all time poets: Tim Atkins. It’s a poetry comic. Available now. Here is the announcement: Delighted to announce the latest limited edition chapbook from The Red Ceilings Press…Maintenant: the Camarade project featuring Tom Jenks & Chris McCabe; Patrick Coyle & Holly Pester; Sam… Read more
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fractured burps (in progress) (first go)
Asleep in Vallejo California all of them milkinggreen machines Duran Duran a pairof titsAn Abundance of Lady Bugshello Jeff HilsonNew Loversfresh bakedloavesClitoral Orals ah veneration Oh LA! Groaning Avenue B or A or Read more
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In Progress
In This World We Do Mutt (for Joseph Ceravolo) my doll is firm aboriginal blubber from this bottle we did drink pull up the blanket affection rides home mother is windy built on the body is coming these knees are a spongy breeze in Seattle we did chow on clams look at this saint’s hat… Read more
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Love Cyclops(for Piero Heliczer) the vaginas of birds in burnt grass in MiltonKeynesmy feet as they entered the reedsstone stoneor so I have heardheaven is a pebblein the eye signatureeye weeping bird bathsher bobby pinsher bobbythis bear daythere are no bearsit scares mejoints in the grasssure cansugarcanefaded blue jeanson my wilting facein Patagonia answer me Read more
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some of my older work . . .from September 2005 . . . Desert City Reading . . . North Carolina
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Hello Tiny Bird Brain launch
hello tiny bird brain Poetry at the Soho Curzon Wednesday August 31st 2011~ 7pm ~ Entrance free Marcus Slease launches ‘hello tiny bird brain’ Wayne Clements launches ‘western philosophy’ collections published by Knives forks & Spoons press also readings by Tim Atkins – Elizabeth Guthrie- Michael Zand Linus Slug – Patrick Coyle & SJ Fowler the Soho Curzon cinema,… Read more
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xing the line August 2011.m4v
low quality recording . . lispy voice . . . part one from Jeff Hilson and Sean Bonney’s reading series X-ing the Line . .. read with the beguiling revenge poetics of Christie Ann Reynolds and the mind blowing mystical musings of Amy Evans . . part two (unrecorded) was a bit lighter with more… Read more
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Hello Tiny Bird Brain
My new book with poems from Elblag, Poland; Trieste, Italy; and London (UK) out now with nice wee press from northern England. Check out Hello Tiny Brain here: http://www.knivesforksandspoonspress.co.uk/theknivesforksandspoonspress/HOME.html Read more
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one of my poem plays published in Everday Genius
YIPPIE: . . . love publishing genius and everday genius . . a happy camper. . . thank you Adam . . . check it out: http://www.everyday-genius.com/2011/06/marcus-slease.html Read more
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reading tonight in east london
i am reading tonight with nice mix of poets. If you are around, come on out!!!! Will read some short short poem plays inspired by mr kenneth koch :-) Maintenant Slovakia in association with Literature across Frontiers & Arc Publications June Saturday 18th 2011 – 7pm – Entrance Free – The Rich Mix arts centre.… Read more
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The Unbearables . . . Mike Topp . . . etc.
The Unbearables are lightin my fire!! Mike Topp’s Shorts are Wrong is super super!! Still exploring Sharon Mesmer. Hm . . . thanks to Grzegorz Wroblewski over in Copenhagen for pointing me in their direction . . . http://virginformica.blogspot.com/ The Unbearables: http://www.unbearables.com/blog/ Read more
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lucifer poetics/ desert city reading series
The lucifer Poetics Group and the Desert City Reading Series (run by Ken Rumble) and the Blue Door (Todd and Laura Sandvik) and Carborro International Poetry Festival (organized by Patrick Heron) and lots of spontaneous events . . . this is where I was given wings . . . . so much generosity . .… Read more
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my reading from 2005 . . . lucifer poetics . . . north carolina
I was surprised by this . . . forgot about this work . . . and my voice/accent has changed from all the foreign traveling and isolation . . . i kinda miss this guy in the video . . . coming back around to that playfulness now again . . . phew :-) http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3285123286/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ Read more
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Grzegorz Wróblewski, These Extraordinary People, 100 x 100 cm (2011)
The primitive art of Grzegorz Wroblewki THESE EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE Read more
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review of Godzenie
Nice review of Godzenie in Goodreads. Kept meaning to post it. Thanks Fish. Fish’s review Oct 13, 09 bookshelves: transculture Finally got a copy of this in Japan. Read it almost immediately! Here’s part of what I wrote in my journal immediately afterwards: Still processing but: A. It is full of truth moment coins, singular… Read more
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Prague Microfest 2010
Great time in Prague. What a city!!! Picked up some fab books and met some super cool folks. Louis Armand and David Vichnar, Holly Tavel, Jason Mashak, Richard Tippen, Ondrej Pilny, Joshua Mensch and others . . . . good readings . . . some interesting film screenings . . . great walks around the… Read more
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poets of the nine
kick ass London/UK poets. Yep yep. great readings last night at X-ing the Line. Limited limited edition of ninerrors poetry zine . . . . get yr freak lung!!! Ah linus slug . . . you you . . . . nine poets: harry godwin edmund hardy frances kruk owain lee geogie m’glug nat raha… Read more
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Paul Green’s Dream Lab
FROM PAUL GREEN For those of you interested in hybrids of poetry/audio drama/science fiction/surrealism… I’ve just exhumed an early radio drama of mine and posted it on my podcast as follows: “Paul A Green’s “auditory assault for voices & media” was broadcast by CBC Radio Canada in 1972. It features Don Harron as Director of… Read more
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PAST SIMPLE ISSUE 6
Ladies and Gentlemen, A special issue of Past Simple edited by Marcus Slease and Jim Goar is now available for your viewing and listening pleasure. Innovative British Irish and Scottish poetry. An amazing array. Hurrah! Poetry and some sound from: Karen Eliot Geraldine Monk Peter Manson Tim Atkins Steve Willey Augustus Young Alyson Torns Michael… Read more
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heading into 2009
A need for order drives me to write. A need to map to frame to make the hidden manifest. To give flesh. The body manifest. To tap into my others. To become aware of how I am languaged. To dialogue with language itself. I moved away from specialized theory driven discourses because I felt it… Read more
